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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lodmore Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Audlem and Wrenbury

Historical Forms

  • Lodmore c.1130 Cott.Faust.Bviii 1479
  • Lodmore Lane 1536 Sheaf 1581
  • Lodmere Lane 1843 TAMap
  • Ladmore near Newhall 1454 Morris

Etymology

Lodmore Lane (110–615421), Lodmore c.1130 (1479) Cott . Faust. B viii, (18) Sheaf3 28 (6118), 1416 ChRR, Lodmore Lane 1536 (1581) Sheaf, Lodmere Lane 1843TAMap , Ladmore near Newhall 1454 Morris, cf. The Lodmore 1845TA 154 (105 infra ) and (a pasture called ) Lodheath 1536 (1581), 1547 (18), 18 Sheaf, 1842TA , Lodhethe 1547MinAcct , Lodeheth c.1550Surv , 'moor-, heath with a track over it', from (ge)lād and mōr 1 , hǣð , cf. Ladmor 317infra .